I’ll be posting about how I’m starting out on the paleolithic diet tomorrow. Please feel free to comment on that if you have some pointers. For the stone tools, I have made arrangements with an expert, so I think I’ll be all set on that.

I will definitely contact you about some of these. Thanks a lot!

* Paleolithic Era
o Activity: Paleolithic diet (1 week)
o Make: Struck stone tools (handaxe, scraper, spear, etc…) [I've gotten the briefest of introductions to pressure-knapping glass]
o Build: Wooden hut (and sleep in it) [how about if we start with a debris shelter?]
o Make: Woven basket [I know the theory, anyway.]
o Activity: Start a fire [I've done bow-drilling before, but only once. I have built a couple bow-drill kits as well.]
o Activity: Gather food [I know a few basics.]
o Activity: Make clothing from animal skin? [I've skinned a couple couple animals, but haven't cured a hide yet.]
o Make: Twisted rope? [*this* I rock]
* 4th Millenium BCE
o Activity: Gather medicinal plants [I'm useless at this, but I know someone who would be more useful. Also, I sincerely hope that you don't think this went on in the Paleolithic era.]
* 9th Century CE
o Make: Black powder [I know people who could help you]
o Activity: Block printing [not much to it, but sure...]
* 1850s
o Read: The Origin of Species [I've been wanting to get a reading group together for this. The first four chapters are hot shit.]
* 1870s
o Activity: Firing range [again with knowing people who could help]
* 1910s
o Activity: Orienteering [haven't done it, but really want to learn]
* 1990s
o Activity: Examine data about global warming and anthropogenic greenhouse effect [I can help you track articles down]
o Build: Water purifier [Another one I haven't done but that has been on my list for a while. One question to ask is what constitutes a water purifier. There's a massive range of levels of acceptable purity for water depending on where you're getting it and what you're using it for...]